Caputo Collects COOP Honors

Louis Caputo is the Harvard COOP Athlete of the Week for the
week ending Jan. 3. Caputo placed fifth at the 47th Midland
Championships, one of the most prestigious tournaments. The
tournament was the senior co-captains first wrestling match of the
season for the Crimson. Caputo posted a 4-2 record at the two-day
event and improved to 22-12 at the tournament in his career. The
184-pound grappler won his first two matches before falling to
fifth seed and eventual champion John Dergo of Illinois, 6-3. In
the wrestlebacks, Caputo defeated Jerome Ward of Iowa State, the
eighth seed and No. 12 wrestler in the nation, 3-1 in sudden
victory. After falling to the three seed Phil Keddy, Caputo handed
Grant Gramball a 5-0 defeat to place for the fourth time in his
career at Midlands.